KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So when he came back as the new king, he called in all the servants he'd given money to before he left. He wanted to see what each of them had done with it — how much they'd grown his investment while he was gone.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Time for the performance review — what did you do with what you were given?
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an author traditionally identified as Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience in the late first
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